Namaste! Ever heard of a Story Map?

It’s like a treasure map for bookworms! It is a powerful technique that can be used to help you understand and appreciate stories and even to plan and write your own stories.

Make your own Story Map in 4 steps. It’s as easy as ABC.

Step 1: Setting

Find out where the story is set. Is it in a city or in the forest? Is it in a palace or in the mountains? Add some words to describe the place. Think about how a story could be different in another setting.

Step 2: Characters

Say Hello to the main characters in the story! Jot down a few notes about how they look and behave. Try to understand the nature of the character. Is the character kind or cruel? Do they make friends easily or do they like to spend time alone?

Step 3: Problem

Every good story has some problem! The problem is the difficulty faced by the character. Identify the problem in the story. A story can have one or more problems. It is a struggle within a story that characters have to resolve. The problem affects the characters or causes big disasters. Generally, the problem leads to the main plot of the story.

Step 4: Solution

And every problem has a solution (an end to the problem). The solution includes the steps taken by the character/s to resolve or fix the problem. Knowing the setting and characters will lead to a possible solution. The solution can be happy or sad, but there must be an end to the problem.

Download the ‘Map A Story’ resource to view some sample Story Maps for some common childhood stories we all know. Grab a copy below and start making a Story Map now!

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